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Agnès B founder Agnès Troublé at a fashion show in Paris in February 2010

With almost 80% of its retail outlets situated in Asia, French fashion house Agnès B is another prime candidate for a Hong Kong listing, writes Dow Jones Investment Banker. However, any listing could face significant obstacles. Like fashion house Prada SpA, which is already planning to list in Hong Kong, secretive Agnès B is tightly controlled by its founder, and the group’s finances remain opaque.

By Philippe Espinasse

As the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong finally opens its capital markets to allow listings by companies incorporated in no fewer than 15 jurisdictions, investment banks are actively scouting both the old and new worlds to identify candidates for IPOs there. Not all will fit the bill, and a significant presence in Asia will generally be a prerequisite. Secretive fashion group Agnès B, from France, could tick most boxes.

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